Miner's day

Description

Miner's day is a holiday that celebrates the courageous people who linked her life with hard work. Traditionally, coal miner's Day falls on the last Sunday of August.

The history of the holiday

Miner's day was approved during Soviet times, September 10, 1947 year. First time holiday celebrated in 1948. Then a memorable date was Sunday, August 29.

Every year the holiday is widely celebrated in coal-mining towns and regions: Donetsk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Karaganda. Traditionally there are arranged congratulatory concerts and mass celebrations. The holiday ends with a large fireworks display.

Miner day Collier of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. In all countries, people remember the heroism of Oleksiy Stakhanov, who was able to get 102 tons of coal, perform 14 standards, spending on job 5:00 35 minutes. Since then, the work of the Soviet citizen became a model for many miners and people entrenched term stakhanovets.

Hard work miners develops key branches of the economy, brings the warmth and comfort of home. People of this profession is strong and healthy men who are not afraid of heavy physical work and are willing to work for the benefit of the State.